Greek and Latin Roots 7th Grade
What is a root word?
act Meaning: do Examples: activity, react, active, actor, activist, counteract
aud Meaning: hear Examples: audio, audience, audiovisual, auditorium, audition
bio Meaning: life, living matter Examples: biography, autobiography, biology, biosphere, biome, biodegradable
cred Meaning: believe Example: credence, credulous, incredulous, incredible, credit,
dem Meaning: people Examples: democracy, demographic, epidemic, demagogue
dict Meaning: speak Examples: contradict, prediction, dictate, predict, verdict
geo Meaning: earth, soil, global Examples: geography, geology, geometry, geode, geocentric
graph Meaning: writing, written Examples: graphology, autograph, seismograph, graphic, graphite
loc Meaning: place Examples: dislocate, location, relocate, locomotion, allocate
man Meaning: hand Examples: maneuver, manual, manuscript, manufacture, manacle
ped Meaning: foot, feet Examples: pedal, pedestrian, pedicure, impede, centipede
pop Meaning: people Examples: popular, population, populist, populace, popularize
port Meaning: carry Examples: export, portable, porter, report, transportation
sign Meaning: sign, mark, seal Examples: signal, signature, design, insignia, significant
spec Meaning: see, look Examples: circumspect, retrospective, spectator, spectacular, speculate
tract Meaning: pull, drag Examples: attract, distract, tractor, extract, contract
vid Meaning: see Examples: video, evident, provide, providence
volv Meaning: turn about, roll, bend Examples: revolve, revolver, voluble, convolution, evolve, involve
Root Word Trees Choose a root word. Write the root word and its meaning on the trunk of the tree. Include at least four leaves with words containing that root word. Include one leaf with an illustration that demonstrates the meaning of the root word. Make it look nice! They will line our walls.